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Andrea Jaeger

アンドレア・イエガー　/　あんどれあ・いえがー

American tennis player

June 4, 1965 (age 61)　・　Chicago, Illinois, United States

Illinois
tennis player
nun

My Take

Andrea Jaeger fascinates me because her second act dwarfs her first, and her first was already extraordinary. Turning pro at fourteen and ranking world number two by sixteen, she was a prodigy who could have spent decades chasing trophies. Instead she walked away and became a nun devoted to helping seriously ill children. I find that pivot deeply moving. It takes one kind of talent to reach the top of a sport and an entirely different kind of character to let it go for something you find more meaningful. Jaeger is proof that the most memorable champions are not always defined by what they won.

Overview

Andrea Jaeger ( YAY-gər; born June 4, 1965) is an American former professional tennis player. She started her professional tennis career at the age of 14 and went on to win pro tennis tournaments while still competing in other junior tennis events. By the age of 16, she was the second ranked female professional tennis player in the world.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Andrea Jaeger
Name (Japanese): アンドレア・イエガー
Reading: あんどれあ・いえがー
Born: June 4, 1965 (age 61)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Gemini / Snake
Origin: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: 168 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: tennis player / nun

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Stevenson High School
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A4%E3%82%A8%E3%82%AC%E3%83%BC

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